Amakhambi Asekhaya Okungezwani Nomzimba Akufanele Ngempela Ukuzama

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• Intuthu
• I-Saline Rinses
• Ukulungiswa Kwendlela Yokuphila
• Izihlanzi zomoya
• Uthuli Lwezimbuzane Limboza
• Buyekeza kwe-

Ngisho nangezimo zabo ezithambile, izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba zingaba ubuhlungu obukhulu. Ngisho ukuthi, masibhekane nakho: Ukuminyana, amehlo alumelayo, nekhala elivuzayo akusona isikhathi sokuzijabulisa.

Ngokujabulisayo kunezindlela eziningi zokukhululeka, kusuka emithini eyenza izimpawu zibe lula ekunciphiseni ukungafuneki komzimba. (Yilapho udokotela ekunikeza khona umthamo walokho ongakwaliwa nakho, okukwenza ungabi nokwaliwa kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi—cabanga: amashothi wokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile.) Kwezinye izimo, amakhambi asekhaya e-allergies nawo angaba usizo. Amagama angukhiye athi "kwezinye izimo."

Thatha impova njenge-allergies njengesibonelo: Nakuba kuvame kakhulu (ngemuva kokuthi impova isemthethweni yonke indawo), ukungezwani kwempova kungase kubangele izinhlobonhlobo zezimpawu kusukela ekuhogeleni okuncane kuye ekuphenduleni okubi kakhulu, kusho u-Purvi Parikh, M.D., udokotela we-Allergy & Asthma Network. Ngakho-ke, amakhambi asekhaya kungenzeka angasebenzi kuwo wonke umuntu onenkinga yokungezwani komzimba nempova. Kungakho "uyazi ukuthi kungadingeka ukuthi uzame zonke lezi zinto [amakhambi asekhaya] njengesinyathelo sokuqala" kepha uma zingasebenzi futhi izimpawu zakho zinzima ngokwanele, ungahle udinge umuthi, kuchaza uDkt Parikh.

Amakhambi asekhaya okwaliwa ukungezwani nezinto ezithile angasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu ezivamile ezifana nekhala eligijimayo noma eligcwele namehlo alumayo namanzi. Kepha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezifana nokukhwehlela noma ukuphefumula, uDkt. Parikh uthi kungcono ukweqa kwesokudla uyofuna usizo lwezokwelapha, ngoba kungaba uphawu lwesifuba somoya. (Okuhlobene: Izimpawu Zokungezwani Ezivamile Kakhulu Okufanele Uzibheke, Ziphuke Ngesizini)

Unalokho engqondweni, izixazululo zasekhaya zokwaliwa ngumzimba zilula ngokwanele ukuzama futhi zingagcina zikongela ukuhambela esikhathini esizayo endaweni yezokwelapha noma ehhovisi likadokotela. Awufuni ukuhlunga iziphakamiso ezingenakubalwa ku-inthanethi ukuthola ikhambi lasekhaya elingcono kakhulu lokungezwani komzimba? Qhubeka nokuskrola — lezi izinketho ezizuzisa kakhulu, ngokusho kukaDkt. Parikh.

Intuthu

Uma ulingeka ukuba uthathe ishawa eshisayo noma wenze itiye noma kunini lapho ubhekene nokucinana kwamakhala, ungene kokuthile. "Ikhala eligobayo liyisifo esingelapheki sesifo sokwaliwa nokuhogela umusi kusiza kakhulu," kusho uDkt. Parikh. "Kulula njengokubilisa ibhodwe lamanzi, ubeke ithawula ekhanda lakho, bese uhogela isitimu esisuka lapho. Isitimu sisiza ekuvuleni amakhala akho uma evuvukele noma evuvukale ngenxa yokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile." Mane uthele amanzi abilayo endishini bese ugoqa ithawula ekhanda lakho (asikho isidingo sokuvala ngokuphelele isitsha ngethawula). Yizame kabili noma kane ngosuku ngosuku imizuzu emihlanu kuya kwengu-10 uma lokho kuwusizo kuwe. (Okuhlobene: Isikhathi Sokungezwani Komzimba * Empeleni * Siqala Nini?)

I-Saline Rinses

Uma uke waqaphela into ebukeka njengetiye elincane endlini yokugezela yomuntu, cishe yayingahlangene nokuthambekela kwabo ekubiliseni iziphuzo ezishisayo. Kungenzeka kube yiNetipot (Thenga It, $ 13, walgreens.com), okuyithuluzi elidumile, elihambisana nesisombululo sosawoti, elisetshenziselwa ukubhekana nesiminyaminya.

Ukwengeza kubhodlela letiye elincane (~elifushane neliqinile~), amarinse asekhaya ayatholakala futhi njengebhodlela le-squirt njenge-NeilMed Sinus Rinse Original Sinus Kit (Yithenge, $16, walgreens.com).

Ukuze uzisebenzise, ​​ugcwalisa isitsha esincane ngephakethe likasawoti elihlanganisiwe elincibilikiswe emanzini agayiwe noma abilisiwe bese apholiswa amanzi kampompi. Ngemuva kwalokho utshekisa ikhanda lakho uthele isixazululo sikasawoti emakhaleni aphezulu ukuze kugeleze elinye ikhala, bese ushintsha izinhlangothi. Ukusebenzisa i-saline rinse kungakhipha uthuli, impova, nezinye imfucumfucu elenga endaweni yakho yamakhala, futhi kungakhulula amafinyila aminyene, ngokusho kweFood and Drug Administration (FDA). (Amanzi angenalutho empeleni angacasula ulwelwesi lwakho lwamankanka yingakho kukhethwa amanzi anosawoti, ngokwe-FDA.) Uma usuthengile insimbi yokugeza usawoti futhi wasebenzisa wonke amaphakethe kasawoti, ungazenzela isisombululo sakho sikasawoti. I-American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAI) iphakamisa ukuxuba amathisipuni angu-3 kasawoti ongena-iodine nethisipuni elilodwa le-baking soda, bese uthatha ithispuni engu-1 yengxube bese uyifaka enkomishini engu-1 yamanzi acwebile noma abilisiwe.

Ukulungiswa Kwendlela Yokuphila

Izinyathelo zokuvimbela zingase zikusindise ekudingeni ikhambi kwasekuqaleni. Enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokugwema izimpawu ukuthola izindlela ongayeka ngazo ukuziveza kuma-allergen ezibangelwa yizo. Ukungezwani nesilwane sakho? Zama ukuwagcina ngaphandle kwekamelo lakho lokulala ukuze ube nendawo engenazo izilwane ezifuywayo. Unokungezwani komzimba nempova? Vala amawindi. "Uma ujwayele impova sincoma ngempela ukugcina amafasitela evaliwe ikakhulukazi ekuseni kakhulu lapho impova ibalwa kakhulu," kusho uDkt. Parikh. "Bese kuthi lapho ufika ekhaya, shintsha izingubo zakho bese ugeza ukuze ususe impova emzimbeni wakho." (Okuhlobene: Ingabe Ukudla Uju Lwasendaweni Kungasiza Ekwelapheni Ukungezwani Komzimba Nesizini?)

Izihlanzi zomoya

Enye indlela yokuvimbela izimpawu ukuthi zenzeke kwasekuqaleni ukusebenzisa i-air purifier ekhaya. Ngenkathi kunezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zokuhlanza umoya, iningi libhekwa njengezihlungi zomoya (HEPA) ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, ezaziwa ngokuhlunga izinhlayiya ezincane kakhulu. Eqinisweni, ukuze ifaneleke njengesihlungi se-HEPA, kufanele isuse okungenani amaphesenti angu-99.97 ezinhlayiya ezinosayizi omkhulu-kuno-noma-olingana nama-micrometer angu-0.3 emoyeni. Izihlungi ze-HEPA ezifana ne-Hamilton Beach TrueAir Allergen Reducer Air purifier (Thenga It, $ 65, pbteen.com) ingabamba izixwayiso ezifana nesikhunta (yebo, izinto ezichuma ezindaweni ezimanzi njengezindlu zangasese) kanye nenkwethu yezilwane (okuyinto empeleni inkwethu yesilwane esifuywayo) ongaphefumula ngayo. Ngokufanelekile uzoba nesihlanzi somoya esisebenza ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze sihlunge umoya wakho ubusuku nemini. (Bheka futhi: Izihlanzi Zomoya Eziyisi-7 Ezingcono Kakhulu Zokugcina Ikhaya Lakho Lihlanzekile)

Ukulawulwa komswakama ngendlela ye-air conditioner noma i-dehumidifier nakho kungasiza ukuvimbela izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba. Isibonelo, ukusebenzisa isidikibali endaweni enomswakama njengendlu yakho yokugezela kungenza kungabi yindawo ekahle yokubumba kanye nothuli, ngokusho kwe-AAI. (Izibungu zothuli ziyizinto eziphilayo ezincane kakhulu ezidla amangqamuzana esikhumba esifile—futhi empeleni amandle azo abantu abangezwani nawo, ngokweNational Institutes of Health noma i-NIH.) I-Crane EE-1000 Portable Dehumidifier (Buy It, $100, bedbathandbeyond.com) yakhelwe ukususa umswakama emakamelweni kufika kumamitha-skwele angama-300.

Uthuli Lwezimbuzane Limboza

Izicoci zomoya ze-HEPA zingakwazi ukuhlunga izinhlayiya ezincane, kepha akusona isisombululo sokuphela kwayo yonke, noma ngabe ungachitha impilo yakho yonke endlini. Inkinga ukuthi, izihlungi zomoya aziyibambi impova nezikelemu, okuncane ngokwanele ukudlula kukho, kusho uDkt. Parikh. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi uzisuse ngokuphelele, kodwa ungagcina lezi zifo ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi uthuli futhi uwasha amashidi akho njalo. Ungathenga futhi izembozo zothuli kumatilasi wakho, imicamelo, nebhokisi entwasahlobo, zonke izindawo lapho kuchuma izibungu zothuli. "Iningi labantu liyaliwa yizibungu futhi leyo yindlela ephumelela kunazo zonke yokugcina izibungu zothuli zikude nawe lapho ulala ubusuku bonke," kusho uDkt Parikh. Amakhava enziwe ngendwangu eqinile izibungu ezingakwazi ukungena kuyo, okunciphisa inani eliqongelelayo futhi libangele ukungezwani komzimba. Nge-Allergy BedCare Mattress Cover, i-Pillow Cover, ne-Box Spring Cover Set (Ithenge, $ 131- $ 201, bedbathandbeyond.com), ungafaka zonke izisekelo zakho ngokuthenga okukodwa.

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